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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Dr. Albert |
4 | | Sampson on the occasion of his retirement as pastor of Fernwood |
5 | | United Methodist Church in Chicago; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Sampson has been a Civil Rights activist |
7 | | for over 60 years; he was ordained by Reverend Dr. Martin |
8 | | Luther King, Jr. 57 years ago and has led the Fernwood United |
9 | | Methodist Church for 38 of those years; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Sampson is an internationally known and |
11 | | respected icon and leader renowned as one of the most |
12 | | insightful and inspirational motivators in the field today; his |
13 | | message of leadership and self-development has reached |
14 | | millions in the United States and in 72 countries around the |
15 | | world; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Sampson is a distinguished Biblical |
17 | | scholar and theological consultant for The Original African |
18 | | Heritage Study Bible; he as appeared in thousands of media |
19 | | outlets including, Esquire and Ebony magazines, the New York |
20 | | Times, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today; his biography is |
21 | | recognized in Gale Group's Who's Who in Black America; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Sampson was born in Everett, |
2 | | Massachusetts, in 1938; he graduated from Everett High School |
3 | | in 1956, entered the ministry at age 19, and began preaching at |
4 | | his home church of Emmanuel Baptist in Malden, Massachusetts; |
5 | | he earned his bachelor's degree in religion and social science |
6 | | from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his |
7 | | master's degree in cultural studies from Governors State |
8 | | University in University Park in 1973; he earned a Master's of |
9 | | Divinity Degree in 1977 from McCormick Theological Seminary in |
10 | | Chicago and a Doctorate in Divinity from Union Baptist |
11 | | Theological Seminary in Toledo, Ohio; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, A "Thank You Banquet" will be held honoring |
13 | | Reverend Sampson on July 12, 2013, at the Apostolic Church of |
14 | | God Banquet Hall in Chicago; therefore, be it
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15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
17 | | we congratulate Reverend Dr. Albert Sampson on his retirement |
18 | | as pastor of Fernwood United Methodist Church and wish him the |
19 | | best in all his future endeavours; and be it further
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20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
21 | | presented to Reverend Sampson as an expression of our esteem |
22 | | and respect.
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